Studies show a broad array of casual and close ties can lead to better physical and psychological well-being in older adults — and a longer lifespan.
Aug 2, 2021
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Na’ryen Cayou had a partial scholarship to a boys’ prep school and a spot playing trombone in the marching band. But then the COVID pandemic shut down his school, mom Nakia Lewis lost her job, and they were evicted — landing Na’ryen in virtual learning and sleeping on a couch at his grandmother’s home./Kathleen Flynn for KHN
Missing educational opportunities doesn’t just deprive kids of better careers: Study after study shows that people with less education die younger than those with more.
Jul 7, 2021
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GOV. KATE BROWN HOLDS OPENING UP CEREMONY AT PROVIDENCE PARK./KRISTYNA WENTZ GRAFF/OPB
Brown faced questions about lagging vaccination rates among people of color, with about 45% of Black people, Latinos and Native Americans vaccinated compared with 60% for whites.
Infectious disease experts warn there is the potential for flareups with the presence of highly infectious variants and the risk of others emerging that could evade vaccines.
Jun 30, 2021
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A medical laboratory scientist in Seattle reviews samples of purified genetic material to detect COVID-19 cases.
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China has great scientists, but they work for an authoritarian government where politics always comes first, making it dangerous to reveal something that makes China look bad.
Jun 29, 2021
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Valerie Villegas holds a photograph of her late husband, Robert Villegas, along with her children Alexis Vaiz, Nicholas, Robert Jr., Ayden and Andrew Vaiz outside their Portland, Texas, home./Scott Stephen Ball/KHN
Grief groups and therapists grew scarce during the pandemic as waiting lists swelled, often leaving bereft children and their surviving parents to cope on their own.
Jun 23, 2021
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Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.
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New employment contracts for thousands of faculty members give the institution the right to cut their job or pay in the face of a natural disaster or a financial crisis.
Since 2016, Oregon women have had the option to end their early pregnancies at home with an abortion through TelAbortion, a telemedicine program that allows women to bypass in-person visits.